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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · Mar 14

I will have you know that I’m ever reliable
(also, I may not always be there when you call, but I'm always on time and I gave you my all, now baby be mine)

Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · Mar 12

Mar 11: MEMIE - Rae Thoma Rae Fetsa (2025)

From the ever reliable @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social comes this short delightful record, six tracks of lekompo, SA house with a bubblegum twist in the beats and bleeps, like the producers are turning the dials with one hand and playing pinball with the other

The cover of Memie’s Rae Thoma Rae Fetsa - Memie, a Black woman in shades, a brown cropped jersey and tartan miniskirt, leaning with one hand on a wooden chair

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 4h

(broederliefde means ‘brotherly love’, appropriately enough)
they specialize in Dutch-language hiphop party anthems, but do sometimes nod to the Cabo Verdean part of their background, as on the fantastic “Moral” from 2015, with fellow Rotterdam-born singer William Araujo: youtu.be/HdvtSUy_gFY?...

Broederliefde - Moral ft. William Araujo [Hard Work Pays Off EP op 18 september]

YouTube video by TopNotch

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 4h

yes, it’s wonderful. was all over the news here too, because six of the squad are Rotterdam natives, that city being home to one of the world’s largest Cabo Verdean diaspora communities. in fact, one of the six is the brother of one of the members of a very popular Dutch group, Broederliefde.

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 4h

wait, “C’est La Vie” was not a Robbie Nevil original? and The Bar-Kays had queer-positive lyrics? anyway, lots of respect for young Mr Paul, but I’m giving this to Mbilia Bel and her Congolese charms.

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 4h

in 1996, “Set It Off” was adapted by (“Waterfalls” producers) Organized Noize (including the uncredited singer-songwriter Andrea Martin) to serve as the title theme to the movie of the same name - Queen Latifah, who plays in the movie, has a rap feature: youtu.be/pmQcf0SJfOQ?...

Organized Noize - Set It Off (Feat. Queen Latifah) (Set It Off Soundtrack)

YouTube video by Certified Sounds

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 5h

this is so “Set It Off” it hurts. a mysterious sounding beat box symphony slash call to action (or even arms), so good it’s truly crazy. the Egyptian Lover could never. also, apologies Joce, I am indeed somebody else’s guy today.

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 16h

oh dearie

LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 16h

I think I may have never heard “Tenderness” before? gave it GB status (how my fav band ca 1980 disappeared into an American black hole a mere 3 years later). the real battle is happening in the Female Attitude section and is as yet unsettled: Cherrelle’s sorry no vs Klymaxx’s taking care of business

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 17h

“Smooth Operator” miraculously (well, thanks to Sade Adu) continues to stand the test of having heard it countless times (it’s also safe), “Jungle Love” still bangs, revisiting “What Do I Do” was surprisingly fun, but the winner is the elastic synth bass in “Jam On It”.

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LokpoLokpo @lokpolokpo1.bsky.social · 21h

hey, while (the) Village People turned out to be very stoppable, there’s no stopping the actual music!